Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly explained

Event:Women's 50 metre butterfly
Championship:2023 World Aquatics Championships
Dates:28 July (heats and semifinals)
29 July (final)
Venue:Marine Messe Fukuoka
Location:Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors:64
Nations:58
Win Value:24.77
Gold:Sarah Sjöström
Gold Nation:SWE
Silver:Zhang Yufei
Silver Nation:CHN
Bronze:Gretchen Walsh
Bronze Nation:USA
Prev:2022
Next:2024

The women's 50 metre butterfly competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 28 and 29 July 2023.[1] [2] [3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 28 July at 11:39.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 4 25.04 Q
2 7 5 25.33 Q
3 7 3 25.50 Q
4 5 4 25.75 Q
5 5 5 25.77 Q
6 6 4 25.78 Q
7 5 8 25.81 Q, NR
8 7 6 25.96 Q
9 6 5 25.98 Q
10 5 3 26.02 Q
11 6 6 26.04 Q
12 5 6 26.14 Q
13 6 3 26.17 Q
14 7 2 26.21 Q
15 5 1 26.23 Q
15 7 1 26.23 Q
17 7 8 26.29
18 6 7 26.30
19 6 2 26.33
20 6 1 26.36
21 7 7 26.43
22 6 8 26.55
22 7 0 26.55
24 5 7 26.57
25 6 9 26.67
26 5 2 26.71
27 4 6 26.73
28 5 0 26.78
29 5 9 26.82
30 4 4 26.90
31 7 9 26.91
32 6 0 27.02
33 4 5 27.19
34 4 3 27.53
35 4 1 27.77 NR
36 4 2 27.79
37 4 8 27.86
38 4 7 28.13
39 3 5 28.43
40 4 0 28.46
41 3 3 28.58
41 4 9 28.58
43 3 7 28.84
44 3 6 29.07
45 1 7 29.38
46 3 4 29.39
47 3 2 29.41
48 3 1 29.54
49 3 8 29.63
50 3 0 29.90
51 3 9 29.97
52 2 4 30.73
53 2 5 30.86
54 2 0 31.46
55 2 3 31.51
56 2 2 32.09
57 1 4 32.53
58 2 7 32.55
59 1 5 33.49
60 2 9 36.57
61 1 6 37.68
62 2 1 38.22
63 2 8 39.50
64 1 2 41.44
1 3
2 6

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 28 July at 21:08.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 24.74 Q
2 1 4 25.17 Q, NR
3 1 3 25.48 Q
4 1 5 25.70 Q
5 2 5 25.72 Q
6 2 3 25.74 Q
7 2 2 25.75 Q
8 2 7 25.77 Q
9 1 7 25.82
10 2 6 25.83
11 1 2 25.88
12 1 8 25.98
13 2 1 26.02
14 2 8 26.14
15 1 6 26.18
16 1 1 26.27

Final

The final was held on 29 July at 20:02.[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 24.77
5 25.05 AS
3 25.46
4 7 25.62
5 1 25.64
6 8 25.74
7 2 25.78
8 6 25.80

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118125431/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2023/01/16/8d440e7e-1f63-4fe8-af1c-a96ba1af40bf/20th-FINA-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIPS-Fukuoka-2023-Schedule-12.01.23.pdf . 18 January 2024 . 17 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Sutherland . James . 13 January 2023 . World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118152954/https://swimswam.com/world-aquatics-announces-competition-schedule-for-2023-world-championships-in-fukuoka/ . 18 January 2024 . 13 January 2023 . SwimSwam.
  3. Web site: 21 July 2023 . Start list . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723152520/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010204EB0101FFFFFFFFFF00.pdf . 23 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
  4. Web site: 21 July 2023 . Records book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118153205/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001160001FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF1F.pdf . 18 January 2024 . omegatiming.com.
  5. Web site: 28 July 2023 . Heats results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240112072148/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010204EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 12 January 2024 . omegatiming.com.
  6. Web site: 28 July 2023 . Semifinals results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728122419/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010204EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 28 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
  7. Web site: 29 July 2023 . Final results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729111249/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 29 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.